LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED MUSIC EVENT

The Lottery has stopped a grant into the lavishly funded annual SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA brand superimposed around primary illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Conventional Music Awards received around R16-million through the Lottery.Although the Lottery has withheld payment in the 2023 grant following an investiga

The Lottery has stopped a grant to the lavishly funded yearly SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA symbol superimposed in excess of original illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Common Songs Awards received above R16-million within the Lottery.Nevertheless the Lottery has withheld payment on the 2023 grant adhering to an inves